If, at the end of the day we can have a waiver of Title 4 under Helms-Burton and the triggering of the undertakings we gave in good conscience in May 1998 then that will be in everybody' s interests, it will prevent any trade dispute with the United States and it will give, I hope, investors around the world - not just in Cuba - greater certainty about what they are putting their money into.

As a consequence of this, millions throughout the Union have had their human dignity restored, guaranteeing the possibility for all to thrive in conditions of peace, friendship, mutually beneficial cooperation, and prosperity.

The Committee welcomes extension of the cooling-off period to ‧ days, thus standardising deadlines for this process, although it would prefer this deadline to be counted in working days rather than calendar days, as it has stated in earlier opinions

We had the same budget in Italy, in France, in Spain and in Greece, with the same consequences: a million people demonstrating in Rome, the lorry drivers' action in France, and unemployment everywhere.

Reiterates its long-standing opposition to the death penalty in all cases and under all circumstances; recalls the EU's strong commitment to working towards abolition of the death penalty everywhere and emphasises once again that abolition of the death penalty contributes to the enhancement of human dignity and the progressive development of human rights